Loosing IN but how do I tone up my tummy besides sit ups?
StormiLu
Posts: 211 Member
I have lost a few IN but my tummy is so loose and saggy. I don't know what else to do besides sit ups to help tone it up some. Been doing Zumba and Cize not eating any of my calories I burn back. Any suggestions?
0
Replies
-
Lose more weight.0
-
Try doing some planks. It'll tighten up your core.0
-
Hit weights that work full body. chin ups, push ups, squats, lunges, burpees, and running (HIIT)0
-
Planks are excellent as is lifting weights but you'll find with each 1lb you lose the tummy will flatten....it's the last place the fat comes off unfortunately.1
-
Squats, squats, squats, the best way to tighten up your mid section is to make your mid section strong. Squats are the best all around CORE exercise. You can do sit ups, leg lifts, planks, and all that other crazy stuff but what will get you the best results, the fastest, is squats. Lots of weight on the bar and its not that important to go all the way down. (like trying to build your quads) Once you pull it from the rack, its your core that does all the supporting and the hard work. You can't ask for more than that. And I agree with LazSommer lose more weight if your looking for the abs to show. Everyone has a layer of fat over there abs. Your abs are already the most defined muscle in your body. Your abs never stop supporting your wait all day. Sometimes you only need to lose the layer of fat that hides them to understand this and to make them show like your are some great pro trainer.4
-
"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.1
-
Is it just loose skin from losing a lot of weight? If so that has to happen naturally, if you are trying to lose excess belly fat then just keep doing what you are doing, you can't target where the fat comes off of you so keep losing weight, and it will eventually come off of there. Unless you are a low body fat percentage, and can already see your abs, or if you specifically need to build your core you don't need to do tons of ab exercise, you are wasting time which could be used to do things that either burn more calories like cardio, or build overall muscle like working with your 4 key lifts with a couple of accessory lifts to complement it.0
-
Is it just loose skin from losing a lot of weight? If so that has to happen naturally, if you are trying to lose excess belly fat then just keep doing what you are doing, you can't target where the fat comes off of you so keep losing weight, and it will eventually come off of there. Unless you are a low body fat percentage, and can already see your abs, or if you specifically need to build your core you don't need to do tons of ab exercise, you are wasting time which could be used to do things that either burn more calories like cardio, or build overall muscle like working with your 4 key lifts with a couple of accessory lifts to complement it.
No its not all weight loss, hsve had it for years just more now from having a baby. I try do cardio 5 times a week. I work out from home. After cardiovascular I do squats, push ups, 5 pond weights for arms. Trying figure out what else to do at home to help0 -
-
"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This....
Situps don't actually do what you thing they do (probably the same with any core exercise). Situps actually do more work on the hip flexors than the abs.
Direct ab work isn't necessary for toned abs (there's no such thing as spot reduction).
Moderate Deficit + work (cardio if you like and full body progressive overload resistance training) + patience = your goal.1 -
Work those abs (I like planks) but really it the fat % that you must conquer. I didn't see abs until I went below 15% body fat as measured by my Aria FitBit scale and got to my ideal weight. I put twenty pounds on and what do you know, I am at 20% now and abs are in hiding again1
-
"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This....
Situps don't actually do what you thing they do (probably the same with any core exercise). Situps actually do more work on the hip flexors than the abs.
Direct ab work isn't necessary for toned abs (there's no such thing as spot reduction).
Moderate Deficit + work (cardio if you like and full body progressive overload resistance training) + patience = your goal.
Yeah I'm not wanting abs just to tone up0 -
"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This.
And wanted to emphasize the 'low body fat' % part.
If you want definition (tone) you need less subcutaneous fat, the fat just underneath the skin preventing your skin to conform to your muscles.
Here's a chart of body fat % for women.
0 -
pansamanchada wrote: »"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This.
And wanted to emphasize the 'low body fat' % part.
If you want definition (tone) you need less subcutaneous fat, the fat just underneath the skin preventing your skin to conform to your muscles.
Here's a chart of body fat % for women.
Yeah I like to be close to 25 percent. I'm between 30 35. So more cardio?0 -
pansamanchada wrote: »"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This.
And wanted to emphasize the 'low body fat' % part.
If you want definition (tone) you need less subcutaneous fat, the fat just underneath the skin preventing your skin to conform to your muscles.
Here's a chart of body fat % for women.
Yeah I like to be close to 25 percent. I'm between 30 35. So more cardio?
Add strength training. This will help maintain your existing muscle mass so that the majority of your weight loss is coming from fat.2 -
pansamanchada wrote: »"Tone" comes from having low body fat and adequate lean mass. This is accomplished through dieting and resistance training. A lifting program that incorporates compound lifts (Squats, deadlift, bench press, pull ups, overhead press) is going to do a lot for tightening up the abdominal muscles.
This.
And wanted to emphasize the 'low body fat' % part.
If you want definition (tone) you need less subcutaneous fat, the fat just underneath the skin preventing your skin to conform to your muscles.
Here's a chart of body fat % for women.
Yeah I like to be close to 25 percent. I'm between 30 35. So more cardio?
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach1 -
It's never about more cardio....more strength is the way forward with SOME cardio.2
-
Same thing really just that the abs thing takes it to the extreme. If you do some ab work and reduce fat through deficit you will get there. I lost a fifty pound beer gut and am fighting its reappearance now.0
-
Same thing really just that the abs thing takes it to the extreme. If you do some ab work and reduce fat through deficit you will get there. I lost a fifty pound beer gut and am fighting its reappearance now.
Lol I hear ya good for you though! I hate this pouch thing I got going on lol!0
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions